Improvement in neck-yokes



UNITED STATES HILLERY H. HARTZELL,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF HOLDEN, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN NECK-YOKES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,011, .dated October9, 1877; application led September 5, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HILLERY H. HARTZELL, of Holden, Johnson coimty,State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSelf-Adjusting Apparatus for Neck Yokes for double buggies,springwagons, and other vehicles, of which the following is a clear,full, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this speciiication, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my invention.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inself-adjusting apparatus adapted to be applied or attached to neck-yokesfor double buggies, Sto.; and the invention consists in the generalconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the exact manner in which I have carried it out.

In the drawings, A represents a thimble for fitting loosely over thefront end of the tongue, so as to turn either way when the ends of theneck-yoke point up or down. This thimble is provided with a projection,a, which is loosely iitted into a socket in the plate B, which isjournaled within the ends of the metallic plates O at b b, whichjournals also connect said plates together at their lower ends. Theseplates C are made curved in form, so as to fit loosely around thethimble, and are pivoted together at their upper ends by a bolt, l),around which is secured the strap E, to which the neck-yoke is attachedin the usual manner. The plates O, being thus constructed and securedtogether, allow the thimble A a free universal movement in alldirections within the plates, whereby the apparatus is adapted to adjustitself to any position the neck-yoke may assume.

F is a plate secured to the tongue, and against which the thimble Abears or rests.

The thimble-journaled plate and side plates should be made of malleableiron or other suitable metal.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the thimble A, provided with the projection orstud a, journaled plate B, and curved plates O, substantially as and forthe purpose specied.

2. The combination of the thimble A, provided with the projection orstud a, journaled plate B, curved plates O, and bolt D, arranged tooperate, relative to each other and to the neck-yoke and tongue of awagon or other vehicle, substantially as specified.

HILLERY H. HARTZELL.

Witnesses:

H. C. BETTEs, WM. C. TAYLOR, J. W. PAGE.

